diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1671a6f0341..ed7e358b43b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ docs/dev
 # CMake generated files
 *.gen.cmake
 
-# Emacs backup files
+# Emacs files
 \#*\#
 .\#*
+TAGS
diff --git a/generate_tags.sh b/generate_tags.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..2e70cb42df8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_tags.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+find . -type f -name '*.py' -o -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.cu' | xargs etags
+